Saturday, February 25, 2012 -
7:00 am - Wake up, Snack (Banana)
7:45 am - Terry Hershey Run (3-4 miles)
9:00 am - Home, Shower
9:30 am - Breakfast (“Favorite Pancakes” w/ PB & choco syrup)
10:30 am - Cooking, Baking Therapy. (store meals and snacks for the week)
1:00 pm - Lunch (Sandwich with Tofu & Sprouts)
3:00 pm - Put up Fliers around Memorial Area
5:00 pm - Work
7:00 pm - Dinner (Steamed Broccoli, Brown Rice, Lemon Roasted Tofu)
12:00 am - Home
Sunday , February 26, 2012 -
A new series of blogs?
Maybe if I start a series, I’ll actually keep it updated!
Because I really would like to try out new recipes and clean out the pantry of interestingly hard foods to use, here are some meals to make this week!
I can’t believe I actually have all these ingredients either..
Yeah, I love crispy food (:
We all know about emotional eating. We’ve all accepted that it’s a real thing, and most of have probably done it at some point.
But recently, I had a small epiphany about a different type of activity: emotional cooking.
I just realized that I love to emotional cook. When I’m feeling sad,…
—WORKINPROGRESS—
Now that I’ll be turning… 18, I decided to ask for less clothing & jewelry, and ask for more healthy living products, as well as some things I will be needing in Minnesota!
Birthday Wishlist
- Gymboss Interval Timer; $19.95
- Sunwarrior Blend; $26.95
- Sunwarrior Protein; $48.95
- Nutiva Hemp Protein; $14.99
- Vibrant Health Green Vibrance (6.1oz); $22.79
- Gaiam Yoga Mat in Green Tea; $17.58
- Life Factory Glass Bottle (Classic, 16oz); $19.99
- The Food Revolution by John Robbins; $13.47
- Saucony Running Gloves; $9.88
College Wishlist
I stopped using my personal because I get way too “personal” but I’m going to write a quick blog about hard work and pay offs!
First off, I will be attending St. Olaf College in the Fall of 2012 with 3 renewable merit scholarships totalling $112,000. I am seriously not trying to brag, but I want everyone to really understand that you can do anything you want to do. You just have to know what you want. Luckily, to want is the first step. It’s so easy too! Just decide that you will begin to chase after and fight for your desires and then you will naturally knock down all those who stand in your way. I mean nothing is stronger is your own desire. Nothing can stop you when you want to succeed. There’s this huge controversy over those who are “privileged” and those who have almost nothing and both of their potential to succeed. Let me tell you right now that is quite a useless argument. If you have been given money, things, and opportunities to you your entire life, this does not necessarily put you too much further ahead of someone who wasn’t. When it comes down to it, you put into use what you have. Of course that means we must all appreciate everything we have! Learn to take advantage of all the things we were given as much as the things we worked for. I wasn’t given too much; I wasn’t deprived of much either. I don’t even have much concern for this matter, but I do know from my own experiences that you can make something out of nothing but ambition.
Start to want things. Start to work harder. It doesn’t matter where your starting point is. Just begin to care.
You always, in all circumstances, eventually get everything you want.
Crispy Baked Tofu, Sauteed Asparagus, and Quinoa
These are like staples of my diet. I will usually cook some Quinoa when I have free time and keep a container in my fridge to reheat when I need to. Sauteed Asparagus is definitely harder to keep so served immediately is best. Crispy Baked Tofu is also something I make in my free time and keep in my fridge. The thing about the Tofu is that it will taste best when toasted again. Microwaving it isn’t so great.
Anyway…
If I will have this meal, or one similar to it a few times a week because it’s so simple.
If you LOVE deep fried tofu, then the crispy HEALTHY tofu will amaze you.
Crispy Baked Tofu
4-5 Servings
1 Pack Sproutofu, about 3 oz? of extra firm tofu
1/3 c Oat Bran / a Flake Cereal ?
1/3 c Panko Bread Crumbs
Some Oregano
Some Paprika
Some Sea Salt
Grated Parmesan would taste really good!
1 Egg White
Preheat the oven to 375 to 400 degrees F. So take all of the dry ingredients: cereal, panko, spices, parmesan and blend it so that it’s all really fine. Remove excess water from the tofu (pressing the tofu will improve taste!) and then cut it into cubes. Cover the Tofu with the egg white, and then roll/ cover the tofu with the blended dry ingredients. Place all the tofu, so that they don’t touch onto a baking sheet and bake for about 15-20 minutes at around 375 to 400 degrees F.
I bet Jessica would like this recipe. I hope you’re reading it!
If you guys happened to read my last three posts, you’ll find that I’m a crazy girl who loves to organize so much and actually believes she will be able to keep up with it all….
I might be crazy, and I might have failed in following all my plans, but I did gain something (not weight) from it!
I started to eat more, like I planned to (even though it wasn’t always at the right time) (even though it wasn’t always healthy) and I was able to lose weight? No way? So metabolism DOES EXIST. Of course, that’s no reason to eat like a pig, so I’m going to try to lighten my diet up like a lot…
Aside from the eating update, for my fitness update…
I’ve been keeping up with track and tennis practice (kinda…) WIth the rain and all, it’s been tough. It’s been tough, but of course that’s not an EXCUSE. So as soon as the rain let up, I went running. I was able to run 8 miles at Terry Hershey Park. That definitely makes up for the slow rainy days.
So instead or maybe… in addition to writing this blogs, I would like to make some Vlogs? I mean I really don’t enjoy typing up all this that much. I know no one reads it -.-
So yeah, if I do decide to do that, I hope I can get some support!
The life & school update, Fitness & Nutrition updates are the 2 blogs posted below.
The problem:
I don’t begin my work early enough in the day, causing me to stay up too late. I don’t complete all of my work in the night before school, so I end up rushing to complete work at school, or simply losing points. I neglect my first period and have trouble getting to second period on time. I fall asleep during 6th and 7th period. I don’t study as hard as I used to. I haven’t been the most organized. My room is so messy. My money is going faster than it is coming. My social life is… wait.. what social life?
The fix:
I will begin to work on homework during my free time at school (first period, third period, lunch). The library shall become my FRIEND.
I will begin homework right when I arrive home (schoolwork first, boyfriend later).
I will complete the majority of my work that I can, and sleep at midnight.
I will keep my room in order. I will take some time out each month to spend time with a friend or a few friends. I will not ignore text messages… I will smile each day. I will learn to control my temper. I will set priorities in a reasonable manner.
The New Plan/Schedule:
5:30 am - Wake up, Shower
6:00 am - Fruit, Get ready for school
7:00 am - Leave house
7:20 am - IN CLASS, work on homework
9:12 am - Fruit, work on homework
11:00 am - Breakfast, work on homework
2:30 pm - Protein, prepare for activities
4:30 pm - Head home, Shower
5:00 pm - One to two hours of homework/studying/reading w Lunch
7:00 pm - Evening activity (running, cardio, etc), or errands (CCFA)
9:00 pm - Complete homework/studying/reading w/ Snack
10:00 pm - Dinner, reorganize, relax, study/read, Shut off electronics
11:30 pm - Get ready for bed
12:00 am - Sleep
I hope I can follow through with this. It sounds pretty great. I want to be able to balance my active life with my sedentary school life.
Problems to anticipate:
Boyfriend? It’s hard to spend time with Duy because (1) he has a work schedule, (2) he lives 40-50 minutes away, (3) he has a school schedule, (4) I love him. Fix? Spend time with boyfriend while incorporating my own schedule and his. (ex.) We can study together, or run together, or play tennis together.
Work? I can’t work around work. Work will begin at 5 pm, I don’t even know when it will end. If work comes up, which it will… Then my evening activity is pushed to (1) after work if I can complete homework during work or (2) cancellation because homework comes first or (3) after work because I complete work right after school and skip track&tennis.
The life & school update has got to be the toughest to work on of the three.
I believe that I can handle it all because like I once used to believe in, anything I want can be achieved as long as I work for it. Sure, life will get in the way, but I can’t shut off. Any time I waste due to laziness or hesitance will be exactly what it is… TIME WASTED. I stayed up 2 hours typing these updates, but I feel like they were necessary because I can’t focus or work without seeing everything laid in front of me.
Okay it’s 2 am, goal to sleep early failed.
Let’s try not to fail this ever again.
The Fitness goals update, if you want to read my nutrition goals update, it’s below (:
Here’s a quick recap of my activities the past few weeks:
A few long distance runs (4,5,6 miles)
A few short distance runs (2,3 miles)
Many interval cardio sessions (20 min)
Minimal yoga (2-3 sessions?)
Tennis (once?)
Track Practice (attended first one!)
What’s the problem? Well first off, my running training is not consistent. Considering my next half marathon is only a month away, that is so freaking bad. I have to start running 4-5 days a week the next 2-3 weeks. Next, I have to continue the cardio sessions or else I will lose the motivation and my stamina will lower. I did begin the cardio to help with my running and boost my heart’s strength? It is cardio. The yoga is not going well at all. I recently purchased some new yoga videos, but I haven’t been using them enough…. My yoga classes are also being neglected. Tennis and track did just enter my life, so I will continue to attend those practices. I don’t see myself skipping them much.
New Plan/Schedule (I plan on making each week the same, so that I remember)
Monday - Tennis practice (1 hour) Track practice (1 hour), Evening Run (3 miles)
Tuesday - Tutoring (miss tennis&track), Evening Run (6 miles)
Wednesday - Track Practice (2 hours?), Cardio Session (20 min)
Thursday - Tennis practice (1 hour), Track practice (1 hour), Evening Run (45 min)
Friday - HNC, Track Practice (1 hour), Evening Run (6 miles)
Saturday - Morning Run (8 miles), Yoga (1 hour), Cardio Session (20 min)
Sunday - Yoga (1 hour), Evening Run (6 miles)
Some things to note:
I am having evening runs on top of track practice on certain days because track practice doesn’t require much distance… It’s great for speed training and does wear me out, but I have to work on my distance for the marathon. It’s not too hard to manage.
Tennis practice is simply a fun activity, and I need it to start winning some tournaments. It WITHOUTADOUBT does not wear me out. All this running&cardio should improve my game.
I haven’t attended a Wednesday track practice, so I don’t know how intense or how long that is… So I don’ t know if I should fit in a long evening run, but I also feel like I deserve some time off to work on my schoolwork.
I just got a new job working at Berripop, so I don’t know how much time I will have to use, but I do know that I can still manage to run. I would cut out other activities to prepare for my marathon.
The overall goal is to maximize training for the half marathon in order to beat my PR of 2:27. It’s just a sad time, don’t you think? I began the half marathon at a 13-14 pace, and then with more hope and belief in myself, I finished 6-7 miles at 9-10 pace. I want to be able to start and finish at 9-10, but I have to train for that. I know what my body can do, and right now, it can’t do much.
I haven’t updated in a while…
The whole plan for cooking my meals for most meals was too hard for me to complete. I mean I have been cooking much much more often and eating less school/restaurant food, but I haven’t really been cooking each day. The problem with that plan was trying to manage cooking with my load of schoolwork, lack of sleeping, and the boyfriend. Yes the boyfriend makes it hard for me to be healthy. So I before I describe my NEW PLAN, I will list some of the dishes, desserts and snacks I was able to prepare (:
I know that my cooking isn’t the best right now, and I love my boyfriend for putting up with it, but I really think I am improving. I know that I do really enjoy it!
HERES THE NEW PLAN:
One of my problems is that the school schedule I have to follow is really inconvenient. I really don’t get as much sleep as I need for one thing, and my breakfast, lunch, and dinner times are so incompatible. I want to keep my metabolism going and my energy high, but I don’t want to be overeating because I try to do this.
First the new schedule:
5:30 am - WAKE UP, WATER, TEA
6:00 am - <100 C Fruit
9:12 am (3rd Period) - <100 C Fruit
11:00 am (Lunch) - Breakfast
2:30 pm (end of classes) - <100 C Protein Snack
5:30 pm - Lunch
7:30 pm - <100 C Protein Snack
10:00 pm - Dinner
Why the new schedule? I know for a fact that I am awake at least 20 hours a day. I have to balance out my meals to adapt to this. So I do need to have dinner this late… and to do that, I need to have “breakfast” later. and YES I NEED TO EAT BREAKFAST. (It’s actually my favorite meal of the day)
Some facts to help you understand the schedule:
I have something to do at 3:00 whether it be tennis, track, tutoring, school activity…
I begin homework after I eat something.
I have to eat something after I complete homework.
I get hungry like 100% of the time.
I don’t know how to balance my meals. Sometimes my breakfast is way too large.
And now some goals to achieve EVERY DAY. These are not long-term goals at the moment, but obviously, if I keep up with them every day, they will become long term habits!
Daily Goals:
Eat fruits in replacement for processed carbs.
Eat veggies throughout the day.
Incorporate more unique veggies into diet.
Have a better source of protein.
Reduce the processed carb intake (I love my pita bread and whole wheat bread and tortillas too much)
Drink 4 bottle of water per day, or more.
Have 3 cups of tea per day, or more.
No napping during school (kills metabolism)
Sleep a minimum of 6 hours.
Do not intake over 1300 calories.
DO NOT STRESS. EVER.
Will post a fitness goals blog next.
Rachel has been encouraging me to quit my gym (“break up,” in her words) for months, but I’ve been resistant until now. I always felt like I should belong to a gym. As a health blogger, it seemed like a prerequisite. I mean, it almost seems like a prerequisite to being a healthy person.
But now I know that’s not true. There are so many other options! I was wasting my $30/month (yes, I know that’s ridiculously cheap, but even $30/month is expensive if you’re not using it).
(Source: yourhealthista)
I’m sick!
I have been sick for about 2 months, but it’s been “dormant” within my body. No, I do not know whether or not that is true, but I just had this feeling I was sick. After an intense workout, a tiresome night of crying, and lack of food, I really REALLY got sick.
Daniel, you’ll be proud of me! This time, I did not work myself to death and PRETEND that I am not sick. I actually rested well and took my medication! I feel like I am getting better. And yes, as much as I would love love love to workout again, I will wait until I am ready.
In case you haven’t seen this yet. It’s funny.. and scarily accurate. Here’s a sample:
1. A gym is not designed to make you feel instantly better about yourself. If a gym wanted to make you feel instantly better about yourself, it would be a bar.
2. Give yourself a goal. Maybe you want to lose 10 pounds. Maybe you want to quarterback the New York Jets into the playoffs. But be warned: Losing 10 pounds is hard.
3. Develop a gym routine. Try to go at least three times a week. Do a mix of strength training and cardiovascular conditioning. After the third week, stop carrying around that satchel of fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies.
4. No one in the history of gyms has ever lost a pound while reading “The New Yorker” and slowly pedaling a recumbent bicycle. No one.
(Source: yourhealthista)
Addressing the “vegetarian question”.
I have been an on and off vegetarian for the past two years, I think. I never actually ANNOUNCE it when I go vegetarian, but my closest friends…. or those I eat with do know sometimes. I believe… my longest no red meat run was sometime in the middle of junior year up until most of the summer. Meeting Duy, the boyfriend, killed it. Of course, he’s not to blame, but all that eating out and stuff really made it impossible!
As of this exact moment…. Kathy is going to be a vegetarian again!
A straight-up, unambiguous vegetarian! WHOOO!
It’s really not that hard. I’m really ready for it this time.
Seeing as it is the first time, I’m announcing it, I’ll probably feel more inclined to follow through for longer.
Why have I decided this?
Having a vegetarian diet really made myself happier and my body much more energetic. MOST people do not believe it, but meat doesn’t hold the energy. Eating whole foods, grown with energy directly from the SUN is the best way to get ENERGIZED.
I have a semester of high school left, and I plan to spend it full of energy and happiness.
Wish me luck!
Eggplant Fries.
Adapted from Virtually Vegan Mom.
359 - Total Calories using 3/4 of an Eggplant (I ran out of breadcrumbs and yogurt mixture).
I have the 1/4 Eggplant in my fridge.
~359 calories for an ENTIRE PLATE of these Eggplant Fries (4-5 Servings)
500 calories for McDonald’s Large Fries (which I would say is HALF the volume of this)
*Be creative with your dip.
Serves 4-5 (as a side)
3/4 Eggplant cut into whatever
1.5 slices of Whole Wheat Bread
1 T Panko Bread Crumbs
1 T grated Parmesan Cheese
1.5 t Paprika
1.5 t Garlic Powder
1 t dried Oregano
1/3 c Yogurt (of your choosing)
2 T Lemon Juice
Dashes of Ground Pepper
I blended my dry ingredients to use as the crunchy outermost layer.
I mixed some spices listed with the yogurt and used it to adhere the crumb-y layer.
Baked at 450 degrees F in the oven for around 15 minutes.
Sorry for poor quality photos. Images taken from my IPhone!
Kathy; 17 years of age since marth 24th; will never stop running.
